Category: Tips and advice
Useful ideas and hints for making your bathroom better.
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Get some help installing bathroom lighting
Are you concerned about the ramifications of installing better bathroom lighting? Puzzled about IP ratings? Wanting more information about something you fear could be a tricky job?
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Ensure bathroom fans are working properly
Here’s an important safety tip – make sure your bathroom fan is clean, not clogged and working properly. As one Canadian newspaper has just reported, the alternative could be a fire.
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‘Thrift and escapism’ driving factors in bathroom design
Looking for some practical ideas for transforming your bathroom? Well, here are a few from a man that’s used to coming up with them.
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Wondering how to choose and fix tiles? Read on…
Here’s a little help for anyone contemplating a Bank Holiday tiling project and wondering how to do the job properly. The Tile Association is a trade association representing the tile industry – which also offers plenty of advice for consumers.
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Practical tips for a greener bathroom
Going green in the bathroom isn’t always the easiest of exercises – because it has to stand up to heavy-duty use, resist damp and be amenable to cleaning. It’s hard to recycle used bathroom products and hard to install stuff that’s got a decent green pedigree in the first place. But, do not despair. There…
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How to clean an electric toothbrush
We’re not proud here at the MyBathroomFinder blog – we deal with every kind of bathroom question, big or small. So when we spotted top tips for the thorough cleaning of electric toothbrushes in The Times, we couldn’t help but pass them on:
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Did you know about Houseproud?
Houseproud is a national organisation that helps older people or those with a disabled family member find the cash for repairs, improvements or adaptations to their homes. So if you need, for example, a bathroom adaptation and are having trouble finding the funds, this is one possible port of call.
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How to fix a broken tile
When a tile gets chipped or damaged it can ruin your carefully-renovated bathroom – and it always seems to happen to the ones in prominent places… Here are some tips on how to sort it out.
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How to unblock a sink or basin
Ugh! The horrible task of unblocking a sink or basin is that kind of nasty bathroom job that we’d all rather avoid – but we all end up having to tackle it sooner or later.
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Protect your rights with The Furniture Ombudsman
Here’s a little heads-up for anyone looking to understand their consumer rights. Did you know that there’s an independent arbitration service you can use if you’re not happy with a furniture purchase, and which includes a number of bathroom retailers?
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